Australia arrests 50 activists who attacked coal train

17 April 2023, 02:16 | Peace 
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In the Australian state of New South Wales, the police detained 50 activists of the climate movement Rising Tide, who stopped a train with coal and started throwing cargo out of it, BBC reports..

The train was stopped near Newcastle, the world's largest coal export terminal and the largest bulk shipping port on Australia's east coast..

20 people climbed onto the train to unload coal with shovels, another 30 provided support.

Police said 47 activists were charged with violating the railway corridor - they were released after receiving notices to appear in court. Two activists were also charged with malicious damage, one with assaulting a security guard..

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Since the beginning of the industrial age, the world has already warmed by about 1. 1°C and temperatures will continue to rise unless governments around the world cut emissions drastically.

Australia's Labor government has pledged to cut the country's carbon emissions by 43% by 2030, but it doesn't rule out new fossil fuel projects. It sees as its primary means of achieving its goal a carbon emissions trading scheme known as a "

Recall that in early March, climate activists from the Ultima Generazione ("

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